Beruit, Lebanon is a city that has seen a lot of unrest over the years. This work by Judy Rifka is entitled “Beruit Excavation.” Beruit Excavation Detail This massive piece entirely covers one of the walls in the musuem’s entryway. It is entitled “To Access the Places That Lie Beyond” and is by Firelei Baez.…
This is my first foray into fake news. Let me explain. Like many cheerleading squads across the country, the Owatonna High School football cheerleading squad has adopted the practice of some of the squad members doing pushups every time the team scores. The number of pushups depends on the team’s total score after each score.…
For my views on contemporary art see this post of mine from 2014. I’m basically of the opinion that contemporary art requires a viewer to interact with works of art in a more complex and mysterious way than traditional art does. With that being said, here is Part One of my latest encounter with contemporary art…
Waterfalls, ponds, trees and other structures highlight the beauty of the flowers. Lots of great ideas to try at home. And, not surprisingly, the Japanese Gardens were some of the most beautiful. The arboretum is a great place to go for advice about anything related to growing things in Minnesota.
The morality of totality Heavenly bodies move In a celestial groove Just a coincidence The sudden popularity of nerds Sizygy, not a typo, As commentators weep Don’t look at the sun It will hurt your God-given eyes. Eclipse gum, glasses, binoculars Midnight Milky Way Sun chips The fastest three minutes in the sky Clouds gather,…
The gorgeous flowers may be fading at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen, MN by this time of year, but there is still a month left to see the 15 amazing kaleidoscopes that are scattered around the arboretum. These adult-sized kaleidoscopes were created by Robert Anderson and are each focused on a unique bouquet of flowers.…
The Great American Eclipse is coming to a sky near you on August 21. There are many things that make this eclipse unique. It will be the first time since 1979 that the continental US experiences a total solar eclipse, the first time in 99 years that a total solar eclipse crosses our country from…
Visiting the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen was not on my bucket list but it should have been. When we visited in mid-July the arboretum’s amazing lily collection was at its peak. And there were tons of other flowers to view as well. Our experienced tour guides said that in late summer a lot of…
Growing up I remember regularly being told how modern art was supposed to challenge the sensibilities of mainstream society. It was the artist’s job to make us look at things from a different perspective, even if it made us uncomfortable. Peruse the collection of any modern art center and you will find works that will…
In part two of Walker Wide Open, a report about my visit to the Walker Art Center’s newly-refurbished Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, I’ll share some more photos of the sculptures and a little about the garden features of this must-see attraction. The gift shop at the Walker Art Center has plenty of items emblazoned with images…
Mirror Neurons 